143. Dr Sandeep Kumar

Abstract 143.  Dr. Sandeep Kumar

 

The Predicament of the “Other” and the voice of protest in “Abhiyatri” by Nirupama Borgohain

Abhiyatri truly brings about the position of the womenfolk in India. The protagonist chandraprabha’s  life is depicted by Nirupama Borgohain from her childhood to her youth, till the time she dies. The novel presents before us the constant struggle of the women against their incessant exploitation, torture and struggle which they undergo because to the male dominated conservative framework. Discrimination has been the greatest happening process which has always been a blood sucking leech to the Indian society. Deprivation with women and Dalits are almost same, both are suffering, the condition of Dalit women are worst because they undergo double-bind operation. This paper will look into the matters which are directly related to gender discrimination and women suffering, the protagonist emerged from the misty obscurity of a remote Assamese village to register many triumphs for the oppressed and the victimized, including persecuted women life herself. As the author shows, this gusty character was humanised by her frailties, contradictions and desires. By plunging into the narrative the reader sees how Chandraprabha transcends her personal grief-especially a frustrated love affair and the burden of  being a single mother-to become a significant presence in the socio-political landscape of Assam.

Dr Sandeep Kumar

Asst. Professor, Center for English Language
Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, 835205
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